diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index e1036c8e3dd13853eda1d28adb1a43a80131ff4c..fbfe65ac590bd9e0c516744d6229f710691a4054 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -873,6 +873,11 @@ static int chv_init_workarounds(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int gen9_init_workarounds(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int init_workarounds_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
@@ -888,6 +893,9 @@ int init_workarounds_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	if (IS_CHERRYVIEW(dev))
 		return chv_init_workarounds(ring);
 
+	if (IS_GEN9(dev))
+		return gen9_init_workarounds(ring);
+
 	return 0;
 }